The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-25
SIMPLY WONDERFUL.
THE sTRANGEsT SURGICAL OPERA
TON OF THE DAY.

But the Patient Alive and Healthy, with a
Thick Growth of Raven Tresses.
Says New York special to The Cinci's-
mats Enquirer: A young and wealthy
New Yorker, who has been as bald as a
billiard-ball, will soon go back into
society with head of curly hair which
was produced for him by transplanta-
ton from dog. His case is one OF
the most remarkable surgical opera
tions ever known in this city and per-
haps in the world. The young man is
the private patient of DR.. Kane. the
consulting surgeon of St Elizabeth
Hospital. He is the son Of a we'll
knowndry goods merchant, and lives
in an elegant mansion on Fifth avenue.
The young man was graduate from
Columbia College about two years ago
and was sent to the University at
Heidelberg to complete his education
1t was there that he met with a pain
full accident. He had taken special
course in chemistry, and spent much Of
his time in the laboratory in the capa-
CITY Of teachers assistant. One even
ing, while alone, he was overcome by
the vapor of sulphuric acid, and before
he could get to the open air fell uncon-
scious. As he rolled over his head
entered an open fireplace, where there
was large log burning, and his hair
caught on fire. He was found shortly
afterward. His head was in frightful
condition. The flesh running from
the forehead to the shoulders in the
back of the neck was roasted. When
he was lifted from the floor portions of
THE SCALP FELL OFF.
Exposing the bone. His face was not
much injured, save for about an inch
on the forehead. He was taken to his
room, and there began the battle of his
life. 1t was feared that the brain had
been affected, as he remained in a
comatose condition. There was a
watery deposit in the lungs, but it
could not be determined whether this
was due to the inhaling of the vapor
of acid or the flame from the fire. The
lung symptoms became worse rapidly,
and all hope was given up of saving his
life. The best physicians in Germany
were called to attend him. and every
thing was done that was known in
medical science. Nearly all the file sh
sloughed off from the SKULL leaving
patch here and there, like an oasis in
the desert. The strongest things in tho
young mans favor were the exemplary
life he had. led and the attention he had
given to the preservation of his health
and the development of his physical
system. These stood him in better
stead than the wisdom of his physi-
clans. and when they hadgiven him up
nature stepped in. asserted her power
and brought the injured man back
from
THE JAWS OF DEATH.
1t was long time before his lungs
healed, and much longer before the
horrible wound became well enough to
remove the skull-cap bandage that he
wore. When he recovered his strength
and came home, the terrible disfgure-
ment of the cicatricial tissue in the
scalp was hidden under q wig. The
wig would have been all right but for
the fact that it set up an annoying irri-
tation. Ways of every sort were tried
to overcome the difficulty, but when
the irritation developed into distress
ing Inflammation from which a dis
charging ulcer was formed the wigs
had to be abandoned. Several physi-
clans were consulted, and various things
were tried to give relief with little sue
cess. When DR.. Kane's attention was
called to the case there was IN ulcer
ated surface about as largo as q silver
dollar In the top of the back-head. He
suggested the performances of plastic
operations or the transportation OF
skin. The patient expressed his will
ingncss to undergo any thing, howev-
or painful or inconvenient aud as he
was in fair physical condition work
vas begun at once. This was several
months ago. As preliminary test.
A SMALL SECTION OF SKIN
And flesh was cut from the patients
breast and placed in the center of the
liberation in the scalp, which had beer
previously scraped until 1t bled profuse-
". The skin took root in an astonish-